Parishioners at a Catholic Church in Blenheim are being advised to “make their own judgment” when entering the earthquake-prone church. The building, which was first issued with a safety notice six years ago, has a “risk of failure” in the event of a moderate to severe earthquake. Continue reading
A Swedish Lutheran cathedral is about to host a Catholic Mass for the first time since the Reformation. The Lutheran Church of Sweden has offered the cathedral as a temporary place of worship to the Catholic parish of St Thomas. St Thomas’s will be closed for major renovation for several months. Read more
Bruce Munro talks to Fr Michael Dooley about church abuse, celibate priests, Jesus and the future of Christianity. Continue reading
Australian church leaders have urged congregations to forgive the country’s disgraced cricketers. The scandal that has exposed the country’s top cricketers cheating tactics has prompted church leaders to offer congregations guidance on forgiveness over the Easter weekend. Read more
Sensible Sentencing Trust founder Garth McVicar is not resiling from his praise of police after a fatal shooting of an Auckland man last week. “One less to clog the prisons! Congratulations to the New Zealand Police, our thoughts are with the officer who was forced to take this action to protect the public,” his post Read more
A South African billionaire mining magnate has pledged over 8.5 million rand (US$22.6 million) to schools and churches in Johannesburg’s Soweto Township. Patrice Motsepe gave an inspiring speech about the role the church plays in sculpting young minds before day his foundation made the donation. Read more
Vainemoeroa Titaenua from Mangere died after being hit by a car last week. Titaenua was hit about 7 am on Idlewild Ave, Mangere, last Thursday. She died in hospital at 8.30pm on Friday. Titaenua went to her Catholic church every day. Read more “
Interfaith unity has seen Orthodox Christians and Muslims in the Occupied West Bank join together in a march to remember those who were killed by Israeli forces in Gaza last month. Palestinian Orthodox Christians limited their celebrations on Palm Sunday, restricting the occasion to religious rituals to mourn the deaths of 17 Gazans killed in Read more
An “iconic” cross has been removed from Auckland’s Mount Roskill/Puketāpapa after lighting up every Easter for nearly 60 years. The borough’s former mayor David Hay has slammed the decision, saying the structure was part of the area’s local identity. “It is disappointing that our elected representatives have voted to stop what has been part of Read more
The Australian court has been told some of the alleged historical sexual offence charges against Cardinal George Pell will be dropped. Prosecutor Mark Gibson told the court last Friday one of Pell’s accusers is medically unfit to give evidence, so the charges cannot proceed. No other details were given. Another charge against Pell was dropped Read more